Designer Report Betsy Johnson - 1061 Words

Designer Report - Betsy Johnson The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Betsey Johnson Born August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Betsey spent her childhood in Connecticut where she took dance lessons. That was also when she began to create her own clothing, as she would make her own outfits. She made her first dress at only four years old. After high school Betsey attended Pratt Institute to study fine arts. After a year, she transferred to Syracuse University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude in 1964. Shortly after graduating from Syracuse, Betsy won a guest editor contest from Mademoiselle magazine, earning her a job with the magazine’s art department. Then, just a year later in 1965, she became a designer at Paul Young’s Paraphernalia in New York, a new boutique aimed at the young and rebellious crowd. It was while working here that she developed the style for which she became famous. Her use of unusual fabrics such as shower curtains and the pinstriped wool of old New York Yankees uniforms, helped her avant-garde fashion style make her one, along with painter Andy Warhol and fellow designer Mary Quant, of the pioneers of the â€Å"Youthquake† movement that influenced art, fashion and culture. Her success at Paraphernalia led her to take the creative helm at Alley Cat, another New York City boutique. Alley Cat closed it’s doors in the mid 1970s amid a creative slump for Betsey. While the 60s had embraced and loved all things Betsey, the 70s were,Show MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagessaid that his uncle died of a drug overdose, so his uncle must have died of a drug overdose. b. Davids uncle died of a drug overdose because we know that David predicted two years ago that this is how his uncle would die. c. Look, the coroners report specifically says that Davids uncle is dead. 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